Modernist Art
Hans HofmannHans Hofmann, "The Gate", 1959–1960
Odilon RedonOdilon Redon, Guardian Spirit of the Waters, 1878
Henri MatisseHenri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre, 1905Le bonheur de vivre
Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907)Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Pablo PicassoPablo Picasso, Le guitariste, 1910
Postmodern art
Piet MondrianPiet Mondrian, Composition No. 10, 1939–42
Jackson PollockJackson Pollock, No. 5, 1948No. 5, 1948
Robert RauschenbergRobert Rauschenberg Untitled Combine, 1963
Tony SmithTony Smith, Free Ride, 1962
Marcel DuchampMarcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917Fountain
Journal From what you have seen, what distinguishes Modern from Postmodern art? What are the traits of each? – Use your sheet on Modernism to apply concepts to the art.
Postmodernism Post WWII mostly Emphasizes fragmentation/pasting together to create meaning paradox, irony, black humor, paranoia metanarrative (narrating to think about the process of narrating), questionable creator/author meta-art (creating art to think about the reasoning and process of creating art – focus on materials) the absurd, magical realism, objective truth